- Watercolour techniques
- 3D forms (Part 1 and Part 2)
- Watercolour florals -- sketching, initial layers, shadows and details
- Watercolour still life -- sketching, initial wash, depth and background
- Live session replay: still life
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Paint 12 watercolour portraits
from pencil drawing to skin tones to full finish
50+ guided hours
Recorded Course
Self-paced
For artists who want to paint faces in watercolour with more control - and for beginners who have never drawn a portrait but want to try.
50+ hours • 12 portraits • 2-year access • Personal feedback
Recorded Course • ₹10,720 (usually ₹16,000)
3rd anniversary offer
₹214/hour of guided teaching
Unlimited replays for 2 years, plus WhatsApp support
20,000+ learners
in 152+ countries, rated 4.5+ across platforms
In learners' words
Lead instructor - Nikita Chhabra10+ years teaching
“She explained everything step by step, making even the harder parts feel easy to follow.”
“I've never been able to come this far or feel this confident using the medium.”
“Her teaching style is thoughtful, structured, and incredibly encouraging.”
What you paint
Observation studies first, then drawing and values, then full watercolour portraits.
Observation and brush control
Paint still life, florals, and monochrome exercises before moving to faces.
Paint still life, florals, and monochrome exercises before moving to faces.
Likeness and skin tones
Draw facial proportions, map values, and practise the decisions that hold the portrait together.
Draw facial proportions, map values, and practise the decisions that hold the portrait together.
Finished portraits
Mix skin tones, control edges, and complete full watercolour portraits from reference.
Mix skin tones, control edges, and complete full watercolour portraits from reference.
Course curriculum
Recorded lessons
6 modules
Observation to finished portraits
2-year access
Watercolour techniques, individual facial features, head construction, skin-tone mixing, and 8+ full portrait projects painted from reference.
Modules and focus areas
Open a module to see what you paint and practise in each stage.
- Human eyes -- sketching and watercolour
- Human nose -- sketching and watercolour
- Human lips -- sketching and watercolour
- Human ears -- sketching and watercolour
- Loomis method and planes
- Planes with Loomis method combined
- Sketching from a reference -- Loomis grid, female portrait sketch, transfer technique
- Monochrome portrait -- value study, initial layers, final layers and background
- Live session replay: monochrome male portrait
- Colour theory and skin-tone mixing
- Live session replay: female portrait in colour
- Portraits from angles -- facial features, head, and practice from references
- Live session replay: sketching face from different angles
- Male portrait 3/4 angle -- sketching, initial layers, background, final layers
- Live session replay: female portrait layering technique
- Female portrait side profile -- measuring technique, layering, details
- Live session replay: male portrait in colour
- Add-on: male portrait -- measuring technique, washes, values, final layer
- Add-on: female portrait -- sketching, first layer, details, final layer
- Add-on: Vicky Kaushal -- grid method, wet-on-wet, values, touch-up
- Add-on: sunkissed female portrait -- proportions, values, capturing light
- Live replays: eyes, nose, lips, and hair in watercolour
- Live replays: human and pet portrait
Certificate
Certificate available after submission and review of your course artworks.
Issued by Alekhyam after artwork review
Includes your name, course title, and completion date
Learner reviews
Screenshots from learner reviews and messages.
From access to finished portrait
Three stages: open the dashboard, work through the studies, then paint the portraits.
Get access and open the course
Secure payment. Dashboard opens instantly. All lessons available from day one.
Work through the studies
Start with still life, values, and drawing exercises. These lessons prepare your eye and hand for the portrait modules.
Paint the 12 portraits
Apply skin tones, control edges, and finish each portrait in watercolour. Each painting is demonstrated from drawing through to the final washes.
Who this course is for
- You can draw a face but lose it once paint hits the paper
The course teaches how to carry a drawing into watercolour without losing the drawing underneath. - You paint watercolour but skip faces because skin tones are unpredictable
Multiple skin-tone mixing demos cover warm, cool, and darker complexions. - You have watched portrait tutorials but never finished a full painting from them
Every portrait here is demonstrated from reference photo to final wash. - You took an earlier Alekhyam course and want the next level of practice
This course adds facial drawing, values, and 12 complete portrait projects.
Skills you build
- Drawing that supports the paint
Measure proportions, place features, and map values before touching watercolour. - Skin tones that read across complexions
Mix warm, cool, and neutral tones using a limited palette demonstrated on camera. - Edge control in watercolour portraits
Decide where to keep hard edges and where to soften them for form and depth. - Finished paintings, not abandoned starts
Each of the 12 portraits is completed on camera from first wash to final detail.
By the end
- draw a face from reference with correct proportions.
- mix skin tones for different lighting and complexions.
- control edges and washes across a full portrait.
- complete a watercolour portrait from sketch to final detail.
Results depend on practice. The course gives you the demos, references, and sequence.
What you build with them is up to the hours you put in.
Meet the team behind the course
Clear teaching, thoughtful pacing, and support that feels calm from the first lesson onward.
What your access includes
Everything included with your enrolment.
50+ hours of recorded video. On demand. Replayable for 2 years.
12 portrait paintings. Reference photo to finished watercolour.
Drawing + skin-tone modules. Proportions, value mapping, and colour mixing before full portraits.
2-year dashboard access. Starts the day you get access. Replay at your own pace.
Certificate of completion - available after submission and review of artworks
Recorded Course ₹10,720
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Dashboard opens after payment
Questions? See FAQs below.
See how Nikita teaches
A short preview of the pace, clarity, and teaching style you can expect inside the course.
Questions, answered
The details most people want before they enrol.
No. The course starts with observation studies and drawing exercises before any portrait work. It suits beginners who are willing to follow the full sequence.
Yes. Facial drawing, proportions, and value mapping are covered in dedicated modules before the watercolour portrait lessons begin.
2 years from the date you get access. All lessons are replayable during that period.
Yes. WhatsApp support is included. You can ask course-related questions and the team will respond.
Each portrait is taught from drawing through to finished watercolour. The course also includes observation studies and skin-tone mixing modules that standalone demos typically skip.
“I built this course so that by the time you reach the first portrait, the drawing and mixing decisions already make sense.”
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